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 -  -  -  -  - | Art Deco lignum vitae bookends c1920
Item # 5576
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Art Deco lignum vitae bookends c1920. This pair of Deco bookends were made for solid lignum vitae, a very hard tropical wood. Each bookend measures 6 and one quarter inches high and sits on a five inch by five inch base. Over all the pair measures 10 inches long, five inches wide and six inches high. This pair is very strong an could several books without a problem. It is a hard, dense and durable wood, one of the densest woods in the trade. The wood was important for uses requiring strength, weight and hardness. The Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was ribbed with lignum vitae. Due to its weight, cricket bails, particularly 'heavy bails' used in windy conditions, are sometimes made of this wood. The wood also has seen widespread historical usage in mortars and pestles.The Lignum Vitae is the national tree of the Bahamas. Taken from wikipedia.org
Price: $485
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 -  -  -  -  -  -  - | Arts and Crafts period bronzed cast iron bookends c1900
Item # 6064
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Antique Arts and Crafts period bronzed cast iron bookends. This is a very heavy set of bookends made from solid cast iron with thick bronze plate. Both of these matching bookends feature a quote from Longfellow and an image of a Native American Indian. They each measure 6 inches high, 6 inches wide and 3 and one quarter inches deep. These bookends will securely hold heavy books without sliding or tipping over. They weigh 11.2 pounds! Circa 1900.
Price: $550
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 -  -  -  - | Illustrated book Racing in America 1937 to 1959 Kelley
Item # 6313
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Illustrated horse racing book titled Racing in America 1937 to 1959 Kelley. Antique vintage horse racing books,Horse Racing in America 1937 to 1959,this horse racing book was written by Robert F. Kelley and privately printed,"The Jockey Club New York" C1960. This book was printed at the North River Press New York. Limited to 1000 copies this one is signed #329. 264 pages of fine hand made paper. Excellent condition. Filled with wonderful engravings of fine horse that have won the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown. This book measures 13 inches by 10 inches. 1st edition
Price: $350
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